G. Levels: Developmental/Evolutionary

28 02, 2011

RRU Faculty & Students Sustain Community Development Using Integrative, Integral & Evolutionary Models

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:39+00:00February 28th, 2011|Categories: A. Contexting Intelligences, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, F. Training, Global/Worldcentric, Uncategorized|Tags: Climate change, Dr. Ann Dale, Dr. Graeme Taylor, Dr. Marilyn Hamilton, evolution, integral, Royal Roads University, sustainability|0 Comments

At Royal Roads University, the inaugural Sustainable Community Development (SCD) cohort has just completed their first Potentials for Adaptive Change Residency on RRU Campus. In the first week of February, after three weeks online, a cohort, with professions as varied as municipal forester, downtown revitalization director, tourism instructor and sustainability officer, whose members come from [...]

31 01, 2011

Death of Personal Responsibility & Nanny State => System Social Responsibility?

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:39+00:00January 31st, 2011|Categories: B. Individual Intelligences, C. Collective Intelligences, Level 7 Yellow|Tags: commons, corporation, nanny state, personal responsibility, system responsibility, whole systems thinking|1 Comment

Last week the National Post (NP) ran a most interesting series on the death of personal responsibility . Many of the reporters spoke nostaligically of a time when life was determined by the decisions of individuals and families unmitigated by the so-called nanny state . This vociferously argued dialectic seems to me a false one. It [...]

28 01, 2011

One City: A Clash of Healths

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:39+00:00January 28th, 2011|Categories: Level 7 Yellow, Meshworking, Navigating - IVSM, Uncategorized|Tags: health, meshwork, wellbeing|2 Comments

Further to my interview with Will Varey in Perth about emergence in the city (also see Blog) we talked about the dilemma that in one location we have multiple cities. Effectively each citizen carries around a unique mental model of the city and through the magic of self-organizing systems we negotiate this complex territory. The [...]

10 01, 2011

Social Media Petition for Bees is Really for Humans Too

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:41+00:00January 10th, 2011|Categories: E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Level 1 Beige, Lifecycle|Tags: bees, evolution, human hive, sustainability, whole systems thinking|2 Comments

Several Integral Citi-zens have alerted me to the social media activist campaign by AVAAZ currently underway. They are alerting activists that the honey bee is in peril from the effects of a toxic insecticide. This may be the cause of colony collapse disorder (CCD) (along with other contributing factors.) I have been tracking CCD for several years and have [...]

5 01, 2011

How Cities of the Sea Cope With Tough Economic Times

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:41+00:00January 5th, 2011|Categories: A. Contexting Intelligences, Building - Structures, D. Strategic Intelligences, Ecosphere, Level 5 Orange, Navigating - IVSM|Tags: city, city of the sea, city of the shore, economic strategy, economy|1 Comment

When you are looking for weak signals about the toughness of economic times look to see how business keeps the revenues flowing. I just returned from a floating city holiday aka a cruise. The travel industry has been hit in so many ways from terrorist threats, biological invasions and economic down cycles it is interesting [...]

20 12, 2010

3 urls @ Evolutionay Uplook Gifts

By Marilyn Hamilton|2010-12-20T19:02:04+00:00December 20th, 2010|Categories: E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Emergence, G. Levels: Developmental/Evolutionary|Tags: evolution, global, local|0 Comments

Dear Friends, Family, Integral City-zens and Gaians When local or global outlook seems bleak – try the EVOLUTIONARY UPLOOK>>>>> December 20 See the Lunar Eclipse on Winter Solstice - appreciate the miracle that hasn’t happened for 372 years http://ow.ly/3s4yl Anytime Appreciate the Amazing Position Gaia, Cities and Humans occupy at the Mid-scale of the Universe [...]

30 11, 2010

Sense in the City News Update November 2010

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:42+00:00November 30th, 2010|Categories: A. Contexting Intelligences, C. Collective Intelligences, climate, Global/Worldcentric|Tags: Dublin, economy, Globe Forum, honey bees, Ireland, research, sense in the city|0 Comments

November Greetings, Integral City-zens and Friends of Integral City Today's Integral City Sparkie for the City Brain : … a tension in favor of the values and behavior that are most coherent with the current life conditions will tend to be maintained. The flip side of this behavior is that the dominant culture will protect itself against [...]

6 11, 2010

Integral City Interview Zoom’d Radio/Voice of America

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:42+00:00November 6th, 2010|Categories: A. Contexting Intelligences, B. Individual Intelligences, C. Collective Intelligences, city, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Ego, Ethno, Global/Worldcentric|Tags: integral city intelligences, leadership, relationships, resilience|0 Comments

Marilyn Hamilton talks to host John Schmidt of Avastone Consulting re Integral City on Zoomd Radio. Click here for the link. We talked about the Integral City as the Human Hive - and how that enables Leadership, Relationships and Resilience. Examples that were used included New Orleans and Burning Man. Listen to the broadcast or download it [...]

8 09, 2010

Australia, Minority Governments and What the Human Hive is Saying About Eco-Regions

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:42+00:00September 8th, 2010|Categories: Building - Structures, C. Collective Intelligences, climate, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Ecosphere, Ego, Ethno, Global/Worldcentric, Lifecycle, Navigating - IVSM, Storytelling - Cultures|Tags: activists, Australia, Canada, diversity generator, Germany, honey bees, human hive, mayors, minority government, NL, perseverence, politics, swarmking, voting|3 Comments

I have been watching the outcome (or not?) of the recent Australian election with some interest. I have been thinking about swarming (as in what can we learn from the bees when they swarm?). My bee sources (books, articles, movies) tell me that the swarming process is a kind of hive decision. That when it [...]

1 07, 2010

Executive Summary, Mapping Abbotsford Values & Developing Integral Vital Signs Monitor

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:42+00:00July 1st, 2010|Categories: A. Contexting Intelligences, B. Individual Intelligences, C. Collective Intelligences, city, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Ego, Ethno, Global/Worldcentric|Tags: integral vital signs monitor, values|0 Comments

I have posted to the website the Research Report on Mapping Abbotsford's Values and Developing an Integral Vital Signs Monitor. This 2010 research updates the reserach I completed in 2003. You can read the full study at https://integralcity.com/discovery-zone/research.html This study contributed Knowledge and Development Exchange (KDE) for a Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Work Places [...]